Cash and check collecting



Feb. 27, 1934. E, MARCOUX CASH AND CHECK COLLECTING RECEPTACLE Filed Oct. 24. 1932 3 Sheets-Sheet l Inventor ffzzefdmw l Attorneys Feb. 27, 1934. E MARCOUX 1,948,862

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CASH ANC CHECK COLLECTING RECEPTACLE Filed 0G12. 24, 1932 j i f 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 i* IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII ff- Attorneys Patented Feb. 27, 1934 UNITED STATES CASH AND CHECK COLLECTING RECEPTACLE Emile Marcoux, Limoilou, Quebec, Canada, as-

sgnor of one-half to Quebec, Canada Application October 24,

4 Claims.

The present invention relates to a cash and check collecting receptacle.

An important object of the invention is the provision of a cash and check collecting receptacle designed so that a cheque deposited therein will cause automatic opening of a cash receiving drawer and display of the check prior to its discharge into a receiver.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a receptacle of the above character constructed so that checks identifying various employees of an establishment and indicating the amount of a sale will be collected in a locked receptacle, while a cash drawer for the deposit l5 of a corresponding amount of money will be opened immediately following deposit of the check.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a collecting receptacle of the above type having a rotatable check receiving member disposed so that the check will be displayed through a plurality of successively disposed openings prior to its discharge into a receiving member.

Still another object of the invention is the provision of a receptacle of the above character which will be relatively simple in construction and efficient in operation.

Other objects and advantages of the invention 3o will become apparent as the description progresses.

In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like reference characters are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout the same:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the assembled collecting receptacle in closed position,

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the cash drawer in extended open position,

Figure 3 is a similar view showing the check compartment cover in open position,

Figure 4 is a vertical transverse sectional view through the receptacle,

Figure 5 is a horizontal section taken on the line 5 5 of Figure 4,

Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical section through the upper portion of the receptacle,

Figure 7 is an enlarged section taken on the line '1 -1 of Figure 6,

Figure 8 is a horizontal section taken on the line 8-8 of Figure 4,

Figure 9 is a fragmentary perspective view,

partly in section,

Theo Lessard, Limoilou,

1932. Serial No. 639,210

Figure 10 is a vertical longitudinal section in perspective,

Figure 11 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken on the line 11--11 of Figure 2,

Figure 12 is a view similar to Figure 10 with the cash drawer in extended open position,

Figure 13 is a fragmentary horizontal section through the lower portion of the receptacle,

Figure 14 is a fragmentary vertical section showing the rear view of the rotatable head structure,

Figure 15 is an enlarged transverse section taken on the line 15-15 of Figure 14, and

Figure 16 is a fragmentary vertical section taken on the line 16--16 of Figure 14.

Referring to the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention, A generally designates the receptacle casing embodying a lower rectangular shaped cash drawer housing 20 and an upper hood structure 21. In the front-face of the elevated hood 21 are provided a plurality of, in the present instance three, checkdisplay openings 22 while in the rounded top thereof is formed a check receiving slot 23.

In the bottom housing 20 is slidably tted a cash receiving drawer 24 normally urged, through the medium of tension springs 25 attached to each side thereof, to an extended open position. In the upper compartment of the casing is mounted a horizontally slidable check receiving drawer 26.

vJournalled in a bearing 28 in the back wall of the casing and projecting longitudinally inward in an elevated position in the casing is a shaft 29. 29 is keyed a ratchet wheel 30 provided with peripheral ratchet teeth. On the vinner portion of the shaft is rigidly fastened a vertically disposed check receiving head 31.

Rotatably iitted about the ratchet wheel 30 and extending between the rear wall of the casing and the head 31 is a sleeve 32 formed with radially extending bearing ears 33 and provided with a slot between the ears. The ears 33 support, in apertures therein, a transversely extending pivot pin which carries on its intermediate portion a ratchet engaging pawl 34 mounted in registration with the slot in the sleeve to engage the wheel 30.

A cord 35, having one end attached to the pawl pivot pin, is trained over the sleeve 32 and is disposed so that its opposite end is attached to one end of a coiled tension spring 36. The opposed end of the spring 36 is fastened to an element 37 secured to the back wall of the hous- On the intermediate portion of the shaft y lio rmounted in registration with the slots 53.

ing at a position at one side of and below the shaft 29. To an ear 34', formed at the base of the pawl 34, is connected one end of a cord 39, this cord being also trained over the sleeve 32 and over guide rollers and having its opposed lower end connected with a horizontally movable lever 41. As shown to advantage at Figure 7, the cords 35 and 39 are disposed about the sleeve 32 in opposed directions so that tension on the outer ends of the cords will tend to rotate the pawl and sleeve in reverse directions.

The lever 4l is pivotally fastened, intermediate its ends, upon the bottom of the casing with the cord 39 attached to its inwardly projecting arm. Attached to the same arm of the lever 41, at a position transversely opposed to the connection of the cord 39, is a tension coiled spring 42 fastened to the bottom of the easing. The outwardly projecting arm of the lever 4l is disposed, in a predetermined position, to contact with a stop block 43 designed to limit the swinging movement of the lever. To the bottom of the drawer 24 is connected a longitudinally extending bar 44 formed to provide, at its rear end, a lever engaging lug 45. When the drawer is slid inwardly from an open to a closed position, the lug 45 will engage the inwardly projecting portion of the lever 4l and swing the lever so as to extend the spring 42 and release the tension on the cord 39, at which time the spring 36 acting on the cord 35 will cause the sleeve 32 and the pawl 34 to describe an arcuate clockwise movement with respect to the ratchet wheel 30. When the drawer reaches a predetermined inwardly adjusted position, the: inner end of the lever 41 will become disengaged from the lug 45 and will swing under the recessed portion of the arm 44.

Pivotally connected with the rear wall of the casing is a vertically swinging lever 47 having formed at its inner end a hook 48 engageable with the inner end of the drawer 24 to releasably lock the same in closed position. To the opposed outer end of the lever 47 is connected one end of a tension spring 49, the opposed end of the spring being fastened to a supporting member 50.

The head plate 31, which is in the form of a disk, is constructed to provide in the front face a plurality of radial check engaging slides 52 having the edges undercut to provide grooves engaging the side edges of the check. In registration with each slide 52 the disc is provided with slots 53. To rearwardly projecting bearings connected with the disk are pivotally connected tiltable catch elements 54, one of said elements being provided for each slide and Each catch is formed with a rearwardly projecting shoulder 55 and an arcuate forwardly projecting cam forming tongue 56. A spring 57 is mounted in association with each catch and is disposed to normally adjust the catch to a position wherevin the tongue assumes a rearwardly directed approximatelyV horizontal position.

The mechanism operates as follows: When a check, which may be in the form of a ticket, is inserted through the check slot 23, it will engage and can be slidably pushed into one of the slides 52 which will be in registration therewith. As the check is moved into the slide, it will engage the tongue 56 which is disposed to normally project through the slot in the rotary head in the 'path of the ticket, and the ticket will swing the tongue downwardly causing pivotal movement oi' the catch so that the shoulder 55 thereof, which will now be in engagement with the stop bracket 58, to swing upwardly and out of engagement with the shoulder. When the catch disengages the stop bracket, the spring mechanism will cause the head plate to rotate through one step of its movement and until the next successive catch shoulder engages the bracket 58.

When this step of the operation is terminated the designating character on the check will be displayed through the rst aperture 22 in the face of the hood. Simultaneously with the operation of the head plate, the swinging lever 47 will be actuated to release the drawer which, through the medium of the springs 25, will be extended to a cash receiving position. During successive deposit of the checks into the machine, the previously inserted checks will be displayed through the openings 22 in the front of the hood and will be ultimately dropped into the check receiving drawer 26.

When the cash drawer 24 is moved slidably inward to a closed position, the lug 45 attached thereto will engage the inner end of the lever 41 and swing the same to a predetermined rearward position, causing extension of the spring 42 and tension of the springs 36 and 49. The spring 36 will exert a pulling action on the cord 35 to rotate the sleeve 32 and the pawl 34 in a clockwise direction with respect to the ratchet wheel 30. The spring 49 will, at the same time, actuate the lever 47 so as to pull the drawer engaging hook 48 downwardly.

As the drawer 24 approaches the end of its,

inward movement, the inner end of the drawer will automatically slide under the hook 48 and is releasably held thereby. Simultaneously therewith, the lug 45 will release the inner end of the lever 41 so that the lever will be partly returned to its initial position by the elfect of the spring 42 which is of greater tension than that of the springs 36 and 49. This action of the spring 42 will cause movement of the head plate 31 until the shoulder of one of the catch pieces 54 en gages the stop bracket 58.

When the catch piece is, by the insertion of a check through the slot 23, released from the bracket 58, the spring 42 will act against the springs 36 and 49 to elevate the drawer engaging hook 48 and to rotate the ratchet wheel and the head forming disk through one operative step of the mechanism.

The receptacle is particularly adapted for use where the various employees, as for instance in,

barber shops, identify lthe deposit of cash resulting from a sale by distinctive tickets or checks which contain a designation identifying the amount of the cash deposited and which are usually collected at the time of making the deposit. By this means an eicient manner of collecting the checks is afforded, the check being displayed when and immediately after deposit thereof together with the cash, in the apparatus and discharged into a receiving compartment.

where they are periodically removable by the person in charge.

It is to be understood that the form of my invention herein shown and described is to be ytaken as a preferred example of the same, and

that various changes as to the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:4

1. A cash and check collecting receptacle comprising a casing, a stop piece thereon, a rotatable head member having radial check engaging slides mounted in the upper portion of the casing, a slidable cash drawer mounted in the lower portion of the casing, a member engageable With the drawer to secure the same in closed position, spring means for rotating the head member, check operated catch elements attached to the head and engageable with the stop piece to cause step by step rotation of the head member, and means for automatically releasing the drawer upon operative rotation of the head member.

2. A cash and check collecting receptacle comprising a casing, a stop piece thereon, a rotatable check receiving head member mounted in the casing, a drawer slidably disposed in the casing, spring means for operatively rotating the head member, a plurality of check controlled elements pivotally connected with the head member and co-operating with the stop-piece to cause the head member to rotate in step by step movement, and means for releasing the drawer upon operative rotation of the head member.

3. Mechanism of the character described comprising a casing, a stop piece thereon, a drawer movable to an open or a closed position, drawer engaging means for holding the drawer in closed position, a head member rotatably mounted in the casing adapted to receive checks therein and deposit the same in a compartment in the casing, drawer actuated spring means for rotating the head member and releasing the drawer for extended movement, and a plurality of check controlled catch elements co-operating with the stop-piece to cause the head member to rotate in a step by step movement.

4. Mechanism of the character described comprising a casing, a stop piece thereon, a drawer slidably mounted in the casing, means normally urging the drawer to an extended open position, an element engageable with the drawer and adapted to releasably secure the same in a retracted position, a shaft rotatably mounted in the casing, a check receiving head secured on the shaft, ratchet mechanism associated with the shaft, springs disposed to actuate the ratchet mechanism for rotatably actuating the head member, and a plurality of check controlled elements pivotally connected with the head member and engageable with the stop piece to enable step by step rotation of the head member, and meansl for automatically actuating the drawer securing member to a rel0() leasing position upon operative rotation of the, head member.

EMILE MARCOUX. 

